The
Millerton Area Watershed Coalition will conduct a comprehensive
assessment of our watershed to provide information to promote the
protection and enhancement of the watershed including the economic
and environmental well being of the communities within it and of
the downstream users.

(Mission Statement adopted August 22, 2002)

MAWC Assessment Findings
Meeting

The Millerton Area Watershed Coalition has recently
completed an assessment of the watershed and its condition.
The assessment covers the following areas:

ŘSurface
Water Quality

ŘGroundwater
Quality and Quantity

ŘFuels
and Fire Safety

ŘInvasive
Species

ŘWildlife

Many of you have participated in these assessment
activities—and now we are inviting you to attend this
important meeting to share information about what the
condition is of the natural resources in our foothill
communities.

More information is available by contacting Steve Haze,
Program Coordinator at 855-5840 ~ Terry Sandridge, Chair at
855-2255

This
community-based program is strictly voluntary and non-regulatory in
nature.The Millerton
Area Watershed Coalition is composed of participants that represent
land owners and others that have an interest in the protection and
sustainable use of our natural resources in the foothill region of the
San Joaquin
River
drainage.The Coalition
has been in existence since 1998.Organizations that have partnered include the Coarsegold and
Sierra Resource Conservation Districts, Highway 168 FireSafe Council,
Sierra-San Joaquin Weed Management Alliance, Sierra Foothill
Conservancy, and the Central Sierra Watershed Committee in a technical
advisory role (TAC).

Funding
has been provided by the California Bay-Delta Program (CALFED) which
has as an objective to restore ecological health and improve water
management by working with the community at a watershed level.

For more information, please contact Steve Haze, Program Coordinator
at (559) 855-5840

Funding
for this project has been provide in full or in part through an
Agreement with State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) pursuant to
the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (Proposition 13) and any
amendments thereto for the implementation of California’s Nonpoint
Source Pollution Control Program.The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the
views and policies of the SWRCB, nor does mention of trade names or
commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.